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WWUS51 KAKQ 170031
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
831 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
VAC087-170041-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260317T0045Z/
HENRICO VA-
831 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HENRICO COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3795 7757 3792 7756 3792 7753 3788 7748
3788 7744 3783 7743 3782 7741 3781 7742
3780 7739 3778 7740 3778 7737 3780 7736
3779 7733 3777 7734 3768 7755 3771 7761
3780 7769
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 230DEG 54KT 3777 7751
VAC085-170045-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260317T0045Z/
HANOVER VA-
831 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
HANOVER COUNTY...
AT 831 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ASHLAND AND KINGS DOMINION AROUND 835 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
GILMAN, OLIVER, GUM TREE, COATESVILLE, HEWLETT, GOODALL, DOSWELL,
ELMONT, AND NOEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3795 7757 3792 7756 3792 7753 3788 7748
3788 7744 3783 7743 3782 7741 3781 7742
3780 7739 3778 7740 3778 7737 3780 7736
3779 7733 3777 7734 3768 7755 3771 7761
3780 7769
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 230DEG 54KT 3777 7751
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
EI
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